Great film - sadly a lot miss the point

Rating: Null/10 (18 May 2004)

28 Days Later is a very good film. Not the best horror film ever, certainly not the best zombie film ever made, but it cannot be categorized so simply. As has been evidenced by many of the people on this board, they simply don't get the point, and as one esteemed reviewer commented, it does take repeat viewings to fully appreciate and you SHOULD buy the DVD. It contains some great cut scenes including the other two, slightly darker endings.
SPOILERS The main point of this film is that it's British and in some ways, other nations are alienated from understanding the subtext. For me, the main thrust is the rage in society today, particularly London. Jim was a Cycle Courier (or Organ Donor as they are known in London) who are commonly the recipients of rage in London (In fact one cut scene, shows him in his former career, contemplating on the rage of other drivers)
Secondly, there is what some here have described as romance in the film. I don't think this was included for the sake of having a romantic thread (both Danny Boyle and Alex Garland are far too smart to try such a blatant Hollywood technique) - it was more like two essentially lonely people thrust together by circumstance and the natural need to procreate, particularly when humanity is under threat.
As for the soldiers, I think a similar thing is going on - the leader is bringing women to the compound to further the race, and the soldiers are fired up with testosterone (as most British Squaddies are!)
28 Days later is a good effort at a British Horror and along with the recent Dog Soldiers, will go down as classics, with or without the London section.